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Massacre People Massacred Informal  The Large Number Cruel

Massacre (noun/verb) refers to the violent and cruel killing of a large number of people; it can also informally mean a severe defeat in a game or competition.

massacre (名词/动词): 指在一场暴力和残忍的事件中同时杀死大量人员;也可指在比赛或竞争中惨败。

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[N-VAR 可变名词]大屠杀;大残杀 A massacre is the killing of a large number of people at the same time in a violent and cruel way. →see usage note at:
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  • Maria lost her 62-year-old mother in the massacre.

    在大屠杀中玛丽亚失去了62岁的母亲。

  • ...reports of massacre, torture and starvation.

    关于屠杀、拷打与挨饿的报道

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[VERB 动词]大规模屠杀;大规模残杀 If people are massacred, a large number of them are attacked and killed in a violent and cruel way.
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  • 300 civilians are believed to have been massacred by the rebels...

    据信有300位平民被叛乱分子残杀。

  • Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population.

    军队肆无忌惮地屠杀手无寸铁的民众。


Oxford mas·sacre / ˈmæsəkə(r) ; NAmE ˈmæsəkər /
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massacre massacres massacred massacring
noun [countable ,  uncountable ] 1 the killing of a large number of people especially in a cruel way 屠杀;残杀 ◆ the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀 ◆ Nobody survived the massacre. 这次大屠杀无人幸免。 2 ( informal) a very big defeat in a game or competition (运动或比赛中的)惨败 ◆ The game was a 10–0 massacre for our team. 这场比赛我们队以 0:10 惨败。 verb 1 massacresb to kill a large number of people, especially in a cruel way 屠杀;杀戮 2 massacresb ( informal) to defeat sb in a game or competition by a high score (在运动或比赛中)使惨败 mas·sacre / ˈmæsəkə(r) ; NAmE ˈmæsəkər /
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massacremas‧sa‧cre1 /ˈmæsəkə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] when a lot of people are killed violently, especially people who cannot defend themselves:  the only survivor of the massacremassacre of the massacre of several hundred pro-democracy demonstratorsthe Boston/Peterloo/Harperville etc massacre the infamous Peterloo massacre of 18192[countable] informal a very bad defeat in a game or competition:  United lost in a 9–0 massacre.
massacre1 noun
massacre2 verb
massacremassacre2 ●○○ verb [transitive]
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1to kill a lot of people or animals in a violent way, especially when they cannot defend themselves:  The army massacred more than 150 unarmed civilians. Tens of thousands of dolphins and small whales are brutally massacred every year.► see thesaurus at
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2informal to defeat someone very badly in a game, competition etc:  The Cougars massacred the Bucs last night, 38–7.3informal to spoil part of a play, a song etc by performing it very badly:  Unfortunately, Jones absolutely massacres the role of Ophelia.
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massacre

[ˈmæsəkə(r)]massacred, massacring, massacres

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massacres[577]
大屠杀(100%)
vt.残杀;彻底击败
n.大屠杀;惨败
n.(Massacre)人名;(法)马萨克尔

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